by Walter Lord
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A Night To Remember
by Walter Lord
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Walter Lord
(1917-2002)
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Written in 1955, this classic account of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, remains one of the most popular books about the disaster. Walter Lord's clear, concise storytelling allows present-day readers to feel the immediacy of the events of that terrible night 100 years ago.
Walter Lord (1917-2002) was the author of 12 nonfiction books about topics ranging from the Alamo to World War II. A Night to Remember, his second book, remains his best-known work. In 1986, Lord wrote a second book about the Titanic, The Night Lives On.
One Book, One Batavia is an annual community-wide reading program presented by the Batavia Public Library in cooperation with Batavia High School and co-sponsored by the Friends of the Batavia Public Library.